41 CFR § 50-201.104 - Protection against unintentional employment of underage minors.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s50-201.104"
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title: "41 CFR § 50-201.104 - Protection against unintentional employment of underage minors."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "50-201.104"
section_name: "Protection against unintentional employment of underage minors."
chapter_number: 50
chapter_name: "PUBLIC CONTRACTS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "50-201"
part_name: "201—GENERAL REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 2038; 41 U.S.C. 38. Interpret or apply sec. 6, 49 Stat. 2038, as amended; 41 U.S.C. 40; 108 Stat. 7201; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at § 701, 129 Stat 584."
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# 50-201.104 Protection against unintentional employment of underage minors.
An employer shall not be deemed to have knowingly employed an underage minor in the performance of contracts subject to the Act if, during the period of the employment of such minor, the employer has on file an unexpired certificate of age issued and held pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under section 3(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 CFR 570.121), showing that such minor is at least 16 years of age.
[52 FR 6147, Mar. 2, 1987. Redesignated at 61 FR 40716, Aug. 5, 1996]